Students might be used to seeing their grades drop after a midterm. However, United States President Barack Obama’s grade dropped from a B to a C+ after a panel debate hosted by the Baker Institute Student Forum in the Doré Commons last Friday evening.
Teams of four representatives from the Young Democrats and the Conservatives Forum tried to persuade the audience to agree to their respective grades on health care, international relations, education, and three economic topics: the deficit, Wall Street, and Main Street.
The Democrats gave Obama respective grades of A-, A-, B+, A-, A- and A-, for an overall grade of A-. The Conservatives gave respective grades of F, C+, C+, F, D and F for an overall grade of D-.
Audience members were issued two cards, before and after the discussion, on which to grade Obama. Debaters rallied statistics and counter-arguments to win the audience to their respective sides.
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